Jonas E. Salk, an American doctor, administers an injection during the mass testing of his polio vaccine in 1954. Salk's vaccine was the first to successfully prevent this feared disease.
Fads and Fashions:
Toys and Games:
Tag was a popular game in the 1950s. Tag is a game that little kids still think is
popular today. Tag is a game where a group of players get together and decide who is it! The person who is it will run/chase the other players, and if whoever is it tags somebody else they become it.
Fun Activities:
Horseshoes was a popular activity from the 1950s. Horseshoes is an activity where two players (or teams of two) get together and toss a horseshoe at a peg in the ground.
Important Event:
Historical Figure:
Jonas E. Salk, an American doctor, administers an injection during the mass testing of his polio vaccine in 1954. Salk's vaccine was the first to successfully prevent this feared disease.
Fads and Fashions:
Toys and Games:
Tag was a popular game in the 1950s. Tag is a game that little kids still think is
popular today. Tag is a game where a group of players get together and decide who is it! The person who is it will run/chase the other players, and if whoever is it tags somebody else they become it.
Fun Activities:
Horseshoes was a popular activity from the 1950s. Horseshoes is an activity where two players (or teams of two) get together and toss a horseshoe at a peg in the ground.